Help me get my own Football Powerchair!
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Hi everyone! It’s me again!☺️
It’s been such a long while since I wrote a post like this, but I’m asking a favour from you all - to help me raise £4000 in order to purchase my own Football Powerchair.
Let me explain..
As many of you know, I became very unwell, very suddenly and unexpectedly aged 16, and my whole life was changed in an instant; my future plans of becoming a Lawyer, stolen from me in front of my eyes.
Coming up to 12 years later, I have been diagnosed with multiple chronic illnesses (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, primarily). I live every day with tubes and lines, connected to pumps and bags here there and everywhere! I am wheelchair bound, and dependant on 24/7 care…I think it’s fair to say that the life I’m living is far from the life I planned, and that’s affected me, both physically and mentally, more than anyone could ever imagine.
However, I believe that everything happens for a reason, and had I not become chronically ill, I’d never have met my husband, Sam, and would therefore never have been introduced into the world of Powerchair Football.
So you might be wondering how this all started…
After watching Sam train a few times with Brighton and Hove Albion Powerchair Football Club, I was desperate to have a go myself. It started out as a joke, but as soon as I trialled the chair and joined in during a session, I very quickly realised how much I enjoyed it - so I joined the team too!
Now, it’s become the main topic of every conversation we have, Sunday training is the highlight of our week, and playing my first real match just this weekend gone - it really has become more than just a hobby for me. It’s improving my physical and mental health more than I ever believed possible, and the team, parents, carers & coaches have become like a family.
This is where you all come in….
Playing powerchair football means I need a football powerchair to play in!
Please spread the word to everyone you know, share this post, tag anyone you can think of, join in events that I’m planning to hold, reach out to charities, approach the company you work for to ask about funding, or simply make a donation yourself if you can - every donation helps!
This may be my biggest challenge yet, but my instant connection to the sport, the people, and love for the game only makes me more determined to get my own chair by whatever means possible, as quickly as possible!
Thank you, thank you, thank you⚽️
Click here to be redirected to my blog for the longer, more detailed post about my medical journey over the past 12 years!
[https://sam-katie.blogspot.com/2024/01/help-me-get-my-own-football-powerchair.html?m=1]
It’s been such a long while since I wrote a post like this, but I’m asking a favour from you all - to help me raise £4000 in order to purchase my own Football Powerchair.
Let me explain..
As many of you know, I became very unwell, very suddenly and unexpectedly aged 16, and my whole life was changed in an instant; my future plans of becoming a Lawyer, stolen from me in front of my eyes.
Coming up to 12 years later, I have been diagnosed with multiple chronic illnesses (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, primarily). I live every day with tubes and lines, connected to pumps and bags here there and everywhere! I am wheelchair bound, and dependant on 24/7 care…I think it’s fair to say that the life I’m living is far from the life I planned, and that’s affected me, both physically and mentally, more than anyone could ever imagine.
However, I believe that everything happens for a reason, and had I not become chronically ill, I’d never have met my husband, Sam, and would therefore never have been introduced into the world of Powerchair Football.
So you might be wondering how this all started…
After watching Sam train a few times with Brighton and Hove Albion Powerchair Football Club, I was desperate to have a go myself. It started out as a joke, but as soon as I trialled the chair and joined in during a session, I very quickly realised how much I enjoyed it - so I joined the team too!
Now, it’s become the main topic of every conversation we have, Sunday training is the highlight of our week, and playing my first real match just this weekend gone - it really has become more than just a hobby for me. It’s improving my physical and mental health more than I ever believed possible, and the team, parents, carers & coaches have become like a family.
This is where you all come in….
Playing powerchair football means I need a football powerchair to play in!
Please spread the word to everyone you know, share this post, tag anyone you can think of, join in events that I’m planning to hold, reach out to charities, approach the company you work for to ask about funding, or simply make a donation yourself if you can - every donation helps!
This may be my biggest challenge yet, but my instant connection to the sport, the people, and love for the game only makes me more determined to get my own chair by whatever means possible, as quickly as possible!
Thank you, thank you, thank you⚽️
Click here to be redirected to my blog for the longer, more detailed post about my medical journey over the past 12 years!
[https://sam-katie.blogspot.com/2024/01/help-me-get-my-own-football-powerchair.html?m=1]
Organizer and beneficiary
Katie Fant
Organizer
England
Katie Bailey
Beneficiary
